All About Color #72B5DF

#72B5DF

About #72B5DF

#72B5DF is a light blue color with the hex code #72B5DF. In RGB it is red 114, green 181, blue 223; in HSL it is hue 203°, saturation 63%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 49%, 19%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.39:1 on black.

#72B5DF Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B5, DF
CMYK48.88%, 18.83%, 0.00%, 12.55%
RGB Decimal114, 181, 223
HSL203°, 63%, 66%
RGB Octal162, 265, 337
HSV (HSB)203.12°, 48.88%, 87.45%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110101, 11011111
CIE-L*AB70.84, -9.94, -27.67
RGB Percent44.71%, 70.98%, 87.45%
CIE-L*CH70.84, 29.40, 250.24
XYZ36.78, 41.95, 75.97
CIE-L*UV70.84, -30.62, -42.33
xyY0.24, 0.27, 41.95
Hunter-Lab64.77, -11.98, -24.20
RYB44.71%, 60.98%, 87.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B5DF on a dark background: contrast 9.39:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B5DF on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B5DF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B5DF · #BCDCF0 · #2D8CC8 · #DF9C72 · #F0D0BC

Analogous palette

#72DF9C · #72DFD2 · #72B5DF · #727EDF · #9C72DF

Triadic palette

#72B5DF · #DF72B5 · #B5DF72 · #BCDCF0 · #F0BCDC

Tetradic palette

#72B5DF · #D272DF · #DF9C72 · #7EDF72 · #2D8CC8

Monochromatic palette

#226996 · #3394D1 · #72B5DF · #B0D6ED · #EAF4FA

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